Matisse's model was not actually blue, of course, but the artist's eye steered him towards the subtle shadings of color that reflected his feeling rather than reality, creating paintings with deep emotional charge that still resonate today.
Rumored to be a portrait of Goya's own mistress, this painting was commissioned for the private boudoir of a wealthy patron, hidden from the public eye.
Mickalene Thomas, an African-American woman living in Brooklyn, subverts this trope, instead creating paintings that empower their subjects by injecting African-American voice into art history.
Amedeo Modigliani began his professional career in Paris as a sculptor, before transitioning to work on canvas.
Rumored to be a portrait of Goya's own mistress, this painting was commissioned for the private boudoir of a wealthy patron, hidden from the public eye.
Mickalene Thomas, an African-American woman living in Brooklyn, subverts this trope, instead creating paintings that empower their subjects by injecting African-American voice into art history.
Amedeo Modigliani began his professional career in Paris as a sculptor, before transitioning to work on canvas.